Hutterer: Thoughts on Linux multitouch
Peter Hutterer has posted some lengthy thoughts about the current state and future directions for multitouch support on Linux. "
Why is it taking us so long when there's plenty of multitouch offerings out there already? The simple answer is: we are not working on the same problem. [...] If we look at commercial products that provide multitouch, Apple's iPhones and iPads are often the first ones that come to mind. These provide multitouch but in a very restrictive setting: one multi-touch aware application running in full-screen. Doing this is [surprisingly] easy from a technical point of view, all you need is a new API that you write all new applications against."